Proof It With Rita · @ProofItWithRita
10 followers · 3 posts · Server writing.exchangebrewed in the debts of the secret laboratory —> brewed in the depths of the secret laboratory
I mean, if you’re a mad scientist, you must have some college debt.
#SpellCheckWillNotSaveYou
#SpellcheckCannotSaveYou
#AmEditing
#AmProofreading
#amproofreading #amediting #spellcheckcannotsaveyou #spellcheckwillnotsaveyou
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
549 followers · 3847 posts · Server zirk.us@gg @lastrobot@mastodon.online @lastrobot@wandering.shop @pjohanneson I edit indie fiction, mostly #SpecFic and #HistFic, but also #Romance, #Horror, and #Paranormal. When I'm posting about projects, I use #AmEditing. My personal hashtags are #GUMmyStuff (grammar, usage, and mechanics) and #SpellcheckCannotSaveYou. Link to my site is in my bio. Thanks for this opportunity!
#specfic #histfic #romance #horror #paranormal #amediting #gummystuff #spellcheckcannotsaveyou
· @ProofItWithRita
9 followers · 1 posts · Server writing.exchangeUsually, I don’t comment on people’s typos on social media.
However, in a hair group for wavy and curly folk, someone commented on wearing “space bums” in their hair, and I thought that was one of the cutest typos ever, and I had to let them know. 🚀
#SpellCheckWillNotSaveYou
#SpellcheckCannotSaveYou
#AmEditing
#AmProofreading
#AmProcrastinating
#amprocrastinating #amproofreading #amediting #spellcheckcannotsaveyou #spellcheckwillnotsaveyou
Wes Cowley · @WordsByWesInk
93 followers · 149 posts · Server mstdn.social
Wes Cowley · @WordsByWesInk
93 followers · 149 posts · Server mstdn.socialMore fun with "basis": "cover all basis" -> "cover all the bases"
#spellcheckcannotsaveyou #amediting
Wes Cowley · @WordsByWesInk
93 followers · 149 posts · Server mstdn.social
Wes Cowley · @WordsByWesInk
93 followers · 149 posts · Server mstdn.social
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
451 followers · 3264 posts · Server zirk.us@fasterthanlime Palate, palette, and pallet mess people up constantly, never mind whet and wet. I don't fear losing my job to software. LOL #SpellcheckCannotSaveYou
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
447 followers · 3167 posts · Server zirk.usSECTION is not SESSION.
I'm always interested in seeing what words appear in place of other words in situations like this. Most of the time, I can understand the swap. Sometimes, though, I just . . . yeah.
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
442 followers · 3086 posts · Server zirk.usTO is not DO.
Fingers move quickly. Brains even more so. Tiny words will trip you up every time. It's far easier to mistype "to" for "do" than "exhibit" for "execute.:"
#spellcheckcannotsaveyou #amediting
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
442 followers · 3085 posts · Server zirk.us
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
432 followers · 3016 posts · Server zirk.usGENTLEMAN is not GENTLEMEN.
Typing quickly causes all kinds of errors. Brain moves faster than fingers.
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
432 followers · 3014 posts · Server zirk.usAT is not ADD.
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
431 followers · 2978 posts · Server zirk.us"You and filter" ---->
"You can filter"
#spellcheckcannotsaveyou #amediting
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
431 followers · 2953 posts · Server zirk.usSPITING is not SPITTING.
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
429 followers · 2943 posts · Server zirk.us"Long rang" will pass right by every spelling and grammar checker out there, I suspect.
But it's not "long-range," which is what's needed in this particular instance.
#gummystuff #spellcheckcannotsaveyou
Jennifer Dinsmore Editorial · @JenniferDinsmoreEditorial
79 followers · 82 posts · Server writing.exchangepouring (to pour a liquid into a glass) ---> poring (to study something intently)
#spellcheckcannotsaveyou #amcopyediting #amediting
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
402 followers · 2629 posts · Server zirk.usDISCRETE: separate
DISCREET: circumspect
You need to be DISCREET about your DISCRETE affairs.
#spellcheckcannotsaveyou #butican #amediting
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
398 followers · 2599 posts · Server zirk.us
Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
395 followers · 2566 posts · Server zirk.usBLOW is not BELOW